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Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 7, 2026
Latest Action
April 28, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Bradley Scott SchneiderDemocratic(IL)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
91pct
111d open
vs 10,940 other HR bills in the 119th — cohort avg 30d
Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance Efficiency Act or the BARCODE Efficiency Act This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use barcodes, barcode scanning technology, and optical character recognition (or similar) technology to digitize certain federal tax return information and correspondence, unless the technology is slower or less reliable than other IRS processes (subject to conditions). Specifically, the bill requires a scannable barcode on electronically-prepared federal tax returns that are printed and filed in paper format with the IRS. The bill also requires the IRS to use barcode scanning technology to convert data included on such returns into an electronic format. Further, the bill requires the IRS to use optical character recognition (or similar) technology to transcribe federal tax returns and correspondence received by the IRS that are not prepared electronically and are received in paper format. However, under the bill, the use of barcodes, barcode scanning technology, and optical character recognition (or similar) technology is not required if (1) such technology is slower or less reliable than manual transcription or any other IRS process, and (2) the IRS provides a report to Congress regarding the determination to not use such technology.
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2026 · third_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act (H.R. 6985/S. 2230) Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2025 (S. 798) Issues realted to indexing the cost basis of capital gains taxes to account for inflation Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding (GROWTH) Act (H.R. 2089/S. 1839) H.R.1834 - Breaking the Gridlock Act Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance (BARCODE) Efficiency Act - H.R.6956 Issues related to implementations of 199(a) qualified business income deduction
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3100)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3100)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6956.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3100-3101)
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-508.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1834 - Breaking the Gridlock Act Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance (BARCODE) Efficiency Act - H.R.6956 Issues related to implementations of 199(a) qualified business income deduction CMS-2454-IFC; Docket No. CMS-2026-2047 - Comments on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (DPNP) and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit CMS4215-P, 91 Fed. Reg. 36236 - Comments on CMS interim final rule implementing Medicaid work requirements
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1834 - Breaking the Gridlock Act Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance (BARCODE) Efficiency Act - H.R.6956 Issues related to implementations of 199(a) qualified business income deduction
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2026 · second_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act (H.R. 6985/S. 2230) Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2025 (S. 798) Issues realted to indexing the cost basis of capital gains taxes to account for inflation Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding (GROWTH) Act (H.R. 2089/S. 1839) H.R.1834 - Breaking the Gridlock Act Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance (BARCODE) Efficiency Act - H.R.6956 Issues related to implementations of 199(a) qualified business income deduction
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2026 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1177/S. 492, Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 2940, Advancing Water Reuse Act H.R. 6055/S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.R. 6956/S. 452, BARCODE Efficiency Act H.R. 7450/S. 3605, Disaster Zone Energy Affordability and Investment Act H.R. 8101/S. 4221, Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA) S. 796, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 4071, Child Care Tax Benefit Outreach and Assistance Act H.J. Res. 142/S.J. Res. 102, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, Sept. 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909-104,915, Dec. 26, 2024) Various issues relating to potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation and administration of the major business and international tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); implementation of Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 (P.L. 119-78); implementation of the OECD-brokered side-by-side arrangement to exempt U.S.-headquartered companies from Pillar Twos global minimum tax rules; Undertaxed Profit Rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs proposal to adopt a discriminatory 3% digital services tax (DST) on select sectors of the digital economy; the extraterritorial application of Australias new public country-by-country reporting (PCBCR) regime to U.S. companies; renewed multilateral dialogue on the taxation of the digital economy; addressing the tax audit and enforcement practices of Mexicos Tax Administration Service (SAT) and Italys Milan Public Prosecutor (MPP); Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
Client expense: $19,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2026 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1834 - Breaking the Gridlock Act Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance (BARCODE) Efficiency Act - H.R.6956 Issues related to implementations of 199(a) qualified business income deduction
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2026 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act (H.R. 6985/S. 2230) Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2025 (S. 798) Issues realted to indexing the cost basis of capital gains taxes to account for inflation Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding (GROWTH) Act (H.R. 2089/S. 1839) H.R.1834 - Breaking the Gridlock Act Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance (BARCODE) Efficiency Act - H.R.6956
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2026 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1177/S. 492, Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding H.R. 2940, Advancing Water Reuse Act H.R. 6055/S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act H.R. 6956/S. 452, BARCODE Efficiency Act H.R. 7450/S. 3605, Disaster Zone Energy Affordability and Investment Act H.R. 8101/S. 4221, Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA) S. 796, Book Minimum Tax Repeal Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 4071, Child Care Tax Benefit Outreach and Assistance Act H.J. Res. 142/S.J. Res. 102, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, Sept. 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909-104,915, Dec. 26, 2024) Various issues relating to potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation and administration of the major business and international tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21); implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); implementation of Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 (P.L. 119-78); implementation of the OECD-brokered side-by-side arrangement to exempt U.S.-headquartered companies from Pillar Twos global minimum tax rules; Undertaxed Profit Rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs proposal to adopt a discriminatory 3% digital services tax (DST) on select sectors of the digital economy; the extraterritorial application of Australias new public country-by-country reporting (PCBCR) regime to U.S. companies; renewed multilateral dialogue on the taxation of the digital economy; addressing the tax audit and enforcement practices of Mexicos Tax Administration Service (SAT) and Italys Milan Public Prosecutor (MPP); Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Accounting Standards Update 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Referred To |
| January 7, 2026 |
| January 7, 2026 |
Client expense: $19,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)